The Saline County journal. [volume] (Salina, Kan.) 1871-1893, 1887-06-09
rHE COURT.
A Jury 81 Last, snd the ChIIson Trial
Beguu

The COURT.
A Jury 81 Last, snd the ChIIson Trial
Begun.
The trouble OF securing a jury in
the case Of the State vs. Walters
ChilsOn was brought TO a close Fri
day morning about II o'clock, and
stands IS follows: J. W. johnson.
J. w. Delaney, Thomas Holmes,
Simon Ellis, H. n. Cooper, Jacob
ReimOld, George Miller. VIM. Hine-
man, Fred Rupert, Peter Carrier, r.
8. Turner, r. Short.
The state Is represented by Prose
cutting Attorney Moore, J. r. Burton
and c. A. Hitler, while Carver 4
Bond and J. @. MOhIer represent
the defendant.
As soon as q jury was obtained, c.
A. Hitler presented the ease on the
part Of the state. T. +. Carver, on
behalf Of the defendant, admitted
the killing Of A. r. Head by Chilson
at the time and place alleged, an6
were ready for the trial to proceed
Olof FoFsse was the first witness
called on part OF the state, aud testi-
fed In reference to ChilsOn coming
to the Jail and giving himself up on
the morning after the murder.
Maggie Head, daughter Of the de-
ceased, testified to the finding Of tn,
body Of her father on the morning
Of the 4th Of November, and the con
dltlon It was N. She found him ly-
ing on his right side. with a bullet
hole filled with blood just behind
his left ear. On getting up tina,
morning she discovered the hOrs,
and buggy out near the barn in al
open field. Getting into the bugg,
she drove to the house, then out OF
the road where she found her father
The whip was in the socket, but il
was broken about eighteen inches
from the butt, the upper part hang
ing out Of the buggy by a few
threads. The whip was produced.
and it's exact position explained
to the jury. The groceries wer,
found all right in the buggy
The quilt that Mr.. Head USED
for q robe the witness fOuno
lying on the ground ten or twelv,
feet south Of the body, just as II /,
had dropped out Of the buggy. Sh,
explained by plat just where tn,
body was found, II being a short dis
lance from g gap in the hedge, or
the east side Of the road, about
half mile from the house. ChilsOu
lives about four miles from this gap.
and passes there when on his way I,
and from Sallna. Father had been
away from the house a part OF two
days.
Mrs. Head, wife Of the deceased.
testified: Resided in Pleasant Val
ley township at the time Of this
trouble. Mr.. Head left home on In,
morning Of the End Of November.
Got up early on the Eth, and Maggie
went out to do the morning work.
when she saw the horse and brought
him to the house. l first took the
groceries out Of the buggy
and told Maggie to 90 anu
find her father. I saw her coming
back and ran 10 meet her. Got in tn,
buggy and turned around ant
drove to where he lay. He was ~
ing on his right side in the lane run
ming down to the main road, on III,
east side Of the lane. Got out and
went to him. Raised up his face
and saw he was dead. Told Mapgi,
10 go for Mr.. Elstine's and get help.
Got blood on my left hand. Stayed
with the body until nei.ghbors came.
then went back to the house on foot
His face and elsthing were ali
bloody, and q wound back Of his left
ear. His clothing was all right, Just
as II he had laid down to sleep. CAP
close by his head on the ground. On
she said horse
was hltehed to post between house
and barn. A lamp chimney, some
coffee, sugar7and q sack of apples
were in the buggy Top Of buggy
was down. Did not remember see
Ing any blood on the sack OF in the
buggy. Picked up quilt and spread
It out over the body. His OvercOat
was unbuttOnsd, and his undercoat
was fastened by the top button.
When first saw the guilt there was
, streak Of blood on It. She identi-
ied the sack produced as the one
found In the buggy. She said Mr..
Head had no weapons, and was not
IN the habit Of carrying any, having
old his revolver and gun some time
before this. Saw the whip broken
md hanging out Of the socket. Bug
" tracks left the road further than
vas necessary. The coroner had
urned the clothing over to her and
here was no revolver with them.
B. r. Elstine was the next witness.
Am forty-nine years old. Lived in
'lesssat Valley at the time OF the
filling. Knew both Head and Chill
on. They sent for me at ! O'Clock
he morning Of the murder. Found
Iea1 lying twelve feet from the
main Travelled road. Quite pool Of
Hood was on The ground where he
ras found. Witness then lay down
n the floor In the position he found
lead. He lay on his right side, and
be bullet hole was behind the vie
ma len ear. Walked IN where 1
ody was. Sent for Forrestali.
TOtieed blood east Of gap twenty or I
iirty feet, and also In several other s
laees along the north side Of main
edge On the west side Of hedge '
lere was q pool Of blood, and also a
here he lay. Helped 10 wash body. {
I'd noticed some sears on his legs, r